Technician in Automotive Engineering
Coleg Sir Gar & Coleg Ceredigion are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Automotive Technician to join our dynamic Engineering team on a 0.8 FTE basis.
Job Details
* Application Deadline: 30 October 2025
* Department: Automotive Engineering
* Location: Pibwrwyd Campus
* Compensation: £24,424 – £27,951 / year
* Seniority Level: Entry level
* Employment Type: Part-time
* Job Function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industry: Education Management
Description
In this role, you will support lecturers in delivering high‑quality teaching and learning across our automotive programmes. Working with modern equipment and facilities, you will help set up and maintain workshop activities, ensure a safe and efficient environment for learners, and contribute to the continuous development of practical training in line with industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide technical assistance and support for teaching and learning within your area, responding to the needs of students, academic staff and the relevant course leader(s).
* Maintain a clean and safe working environment within automotive workshops, complying with Health and Safety regulations.
* Prepare, maintain and update relevant Health & Safety documentation such as risk assessments, safe systems of work, COSHH records and equipment maintenance records, in liaison with course teams.
* Maintain, upgrade and service equipment and vehicles including rebuilding and repair, as planned, required or requested.
* Ensure the care, control, maintenance and security of course equipment, materials and stock with tools and equipment stored away after each session.
* Maintain stores inventory for consumables, equipment and delivery resources.
* Carry out ordering of stock in line with college financial procedures and update online ordering database.
* Provide a stores issue service for course consumables and an issue and return service for all departmental equipment and other course items.
* Participate in course team, student consultative committees, and curriculum area meetings as required.
* Carry out duties which support marketing and promotion of course programme.
* Support lecturers and students in undertaking workshop‑based activities, in line with agreed timetable.
* Carry out any other duties as directed by the Principal/Chief Executive commensurate with the grade of the post.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential Criteria
* Minimum NVQ Level 3 Qualification in Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Repair
* GCSE English and Maths at minimum Grade C or O Level equivalent
* IOSH Managing Safely (or expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
* Appropriate Health & Safety training (or willingness to undertake appropriate training)
* First Aid Qualification (or expected to undertake training as soon as possible)
* Recent and relevant experience in the technical field(s) concerned
* A good understanding of the technical support role in Further & Higher Education
* Competency in automotive workshop equipment such as four‑wheel aligner, diagnostic computers
* Good communicator with diplomacy and tact
* Good interpersonal and organisational skills
* Ability to work harmoniously with students and colleagues
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* Ability to work flexibly
Desirable Criteria
* Ability to drive college minibus
Welsh Language Requirements
* Welsh Oracy (Listening/Speaking) – Level 0/1 Desirable
* Welsh Literacy (Writing/Reading) – Level 0/1 Desirable
Benefits
* 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays and five closure days – total 41 days per year (plus 4 additional days after 5 years of service)
* Extremely generous pension scheme with employer contributions of 20%
* Award‑winning professional learning and development programme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Free on‑site car parking
* Online and in‑store retail discounts
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At Coleg Sir Gar & Coleg Ceredigion, we inspire learners to fulfil potential and achieve excellence. To do this, we need the best employees to continue our culture of respect, unity and professionalism. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and areas of the community to the college.
Visit our dedicated page to find out more.
Disability Confident
Coleg Sir Gar and Coleg Ceredigion are proud to be a disability confident employer. As a result, we ensure our recruitment process is fully inclusive and accessible to all, communicate and promote all opportunities, anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments, support existing employees who acquire a disability or long‑term health condition to stay in work, and offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
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